I prefer the Dio Sabbath stuff to Ozzy's. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot to be said for Ozzy's Sabbath, but Dio just made them sound so much better.
@Bornaking Agreed. Only reacting because of the shared moniker. But yes, or it could be seen as a natural and healthy progression of Tony Iommi's musical vision..
@Bornaking Yeah, Dio's writing, made the band write differently. I couldn't imagine Ozzy doing Dio era songs, and I can't imagine Dio doing Ozzy era songs. Surely, Dio had to, when he first joined Sabbath.
Probably one of the best songs ever written. The wisdom in Ronnie's words wraps every question we've ever had about life in this one song. He carried a humble aura of someone who just "knows". RIP Ronnie James Dio.
"Man On The Silver Mountain", "Catch The Rainbow", "The Temple Of The King", "Stargazer", "Gates Of Babylon", "Long Live Rock N' Roll", "Holy Diver", "Rainbow In The Dark", and it goes on.... Dio was amazing.
You need to hear “Heaven & Hell” by Black Sabbath since he changed like half the lyrics & the back half of the song is missing. RIP Ronnie James Dio he was the man
Dio was small in stature but a giant when it came to vocals. One of the most powerful voices in the history of the genre! He passed on a nice few years ago, but I personally still miss him! A unique performer and a down to earth quality human being!!
Ahhh, Ronnie James Dio...one of the very best EVER! His voice was soooo amazing! And he wasn’t a big guy at all-but he had the pipes of a king!! I saw this tour back when I was in college and I have never forgotten the sound of Ronnie live!! He’s definitely one of my top 5 vocalists of all time! ❤️🎤
When it came to DIO, whether it was live or studio, there was no "BETTER" only different and always epic! Brother sang from the very depths of his immortal soul. PEACE!!!!!
R.I.P. Dio!! Amazing voice, amazing man! His song Holy Diver is why I became a drummer! Thank you so much brother for letting me experience the power of Dio with you. Stay safe, and may the force be with you
@@danareynolds1786 After HS, in the mid '80s, Turner was living in either Paramus or Maywood, NJ. My best friend's two sisters used to drive by when he was mowing his lawn. I thought that was cool, the big-time rock singer was mowing his own lawn. :)
Dio invented the "metal horns" hand gesture. Well, he didnt Invent it but he made it a thing. Its actually an old Italian superstitious thing called "the Maloik"..the evil eye. His grandmother used to do it all the time so he did it on stage.
@@murphypizza6134 not a myth. Who had a bigger audience... Coven or Black Sabbath.. or Dio for that matter? Coven may be doing it on their cover... doesn't mean they made it popular with metalheads. And no Dio isn't lying about where he got it. Also Dio flashed that sign like it was going out of style back then... and other bands took notice.
@@DanJackson1977 You are correct about Dio popularizing the hand signal and making it part of metal lore, it is even on his first solo album cover 'Holy Diver'. It is a hindu hand symbol so I can see many people have probably used it over the years, but Dio definitely solidified it into Rock-N-Roll.
Ronnie started using the Maloik gesture when he entered Black Sabbath as Ozzy used to do the 2 finger peace sign all the time and Ronnie didn't want to mimic him.
Ronnie, just on of the brightest sparks on stage and offstage. Huge personality and kindest singer I have met! Just 5ft 3 (160 cm) but one of the best sounds! May he rest in peace and enjoy heaven with Lemmy and the rest of the rock legends!
I saw Dio live when I was 14, best vocal performance I've ever witnessed. Loved his solo work, which was amazing, but his work with Rainbow & Black Sabbath was equally amazing.
Those of us who love and adore DIO, have said for years, "DIO in studio is amazing. DIO in live performance, even more amazing." The Man always gave 110%, always, even when unwell or tired from months on the road. The fans were of utmost importance to Ronnie, like family. His Voice is just astounding, all the nuances and tones, and plenty of coaches here on RU-vid have listened to Ronnie's Singing and just been blown away, especially when they realize Ronnie was in His forties in the 80's. Yeah. At about the time male singers' voices start losing power/strength and tone, and there was Ronnie, affectionately dubbed "Old Leather Lungs' by some, hammering out song after song. Part of why Ronnie's Voice was so powerful, has been determined that the formative years spent playing the trumpet, gave His lungs more strength than the average performer out there. Plus Ronnie was big on exercising, another reason why He could bounce all over the stage and not lose breath.
Few singers bring the power they have in the studio, to the stage. Dio, Bruce Dickinson, the late Freddie Mercury. Some of the greats that could. Dio was metal's best, pure singer though. Bsr none
1) I came here first out of fear this might get blocked 2) This is not Black Sabbath, but Dio solo covering the Black Sabbath song he sang on. The original is better. 3) The first recording by Dio was in 1958, but he only played bass. His first single as a vocalist was "An Angel Is Missing" by Ronnie and the Red Caps in 1961! Before the Beatles and Stones. And over 15 years before his breakthrough with Rainbow. You reacted to their song Stargazer. And yes, that debut song isn't remotely metal. 4) RIP Ronnie. A tiny man with a massive voice. 5) Ronnie brought the "devil horns" to metal. \m/ \m/
1958 Ronnie played the trumpet with the Vegas Kings. Jamal noticed the fingers, that's left over from his years of trumpet training. He supposedly was offered a scholarship to Juilliard based on that. He later learned bass so he could sing at the same time.
In 1981 a van load of us drove 5 hours one way to see Dio during the mob rules tour they were playing in Regina,Canada. His voice was unreal and the band was smokin best concert I ever saw they opened with The mob rules. I have spoken :-)
I saw Ronnie open for Aero Smith in 1983 at the San Diego sports arena, on the Holey Diver tour. Wow that was 40 years ago. And I still remember it like it was yesterday!
That's why he was the Godfather of Metal. That voice , and Ronnie were/was 1 of a kind. Shout out to Craig on guitar too. Another great player and person. He was one of my music teachers back in the day. Heart of gold, Mr Goldy.
Last In Line, All The Fools Sail Away, Holly Diver, Invisible, When A Woman Cries, Rainbow In The Dark, Sunset Superman, Straight Through The Heart, Don't Talk To Strangers, Shame On The Night, Man On The Silver Mountain. You think the live version sounds good (and it does) you should hear the studio version..... Amazing!
I was a kid growing up with Ozzy as the front man for Black Sabbath and my dad's undying love for the band. Then the band ushered me into adulthood with Dio as the front man. Both were great and I'm so thankful that this is the music I knew my whole life. If I were a teen today I'd be at a loss with what they put out and call music. I find today's music to be so sad.
Jamel, back in the day, how we judged bands was how good they were live. Great bands were BETTER live. Dio was one of those artists. Studio tracks are great, especially if you're not that good. Live separates the men from the boys, and Dio was a juggernaut live. I saw him on this tour. Mind blowing.
The little man with the big voice! Dio was about 5'4" and the nicest celebrity I've ever met. I was a paramedic student and got a gig working one of his concerts in Traverse City, Michigan in 1992 or 93. I got a chance to meet him for a couple minutes before the show. I tried to stay out of his way because I was "the help". He wouldn't have it. There was a genuinely decent man behind all that glitz.
People would draw banners and he would take them from the audience.and show a few .first one was him...on that note .Joe satriani taught the guitarist of metallica.also Steve via.and many other..cool #9.made of tears.summersong.please check out the teacher of killer guitarist..love watching from Chicago.please look into him.JOE SATRIANI.say hello if possible..
I saw this concert in 1986, I was 16. It was the best ever. The man's voice was unbelievable. He was great in Black Sabbath, and solo in Dio! Sad he is no longer with us.
Fun fact...while most singers warm up....Ronnie NEVER warmed up his vocals before a show. He was just as good on CD as he was live. There was no mistaking that iconic voice! He was also one of the nicest guys you could ever meet. He was so genuine to his fans when he met them!
Alice Cooper: School's Out, Ballad of Dwight Fry, Welcome To My Nightmare, Only Women Bleed, Go To Hell, The Black Widow with Vincent Price, Killer, Billion Dollar Babies. There's many more. You want the live versions of the songs and you should know that he's done these over many years so the show changes. Alice Cooper pretty much started Shock Rock/Horror Rock. Black Sabbath also started at that time. Alice Cooper is the son of a Preacher and a devout Christian. Yet he does this hard rock horror show. He is an avid golfer who could play pro level, in his 70's now and still rocks, He's still got his voice too.
Desperado, you drive me nervous, I wore those records out , I got to see Alice his live version of the ballad of Dwight fry blew me away one of my favorite songs
The greatest and most powerfulest voice in all of metal. His solo days were awesome.i seen him with black Sabbath at the Summit in Houston Tx. He was at the same hospital as Zack was and around the same time. Battling cancer also. RIP,RJDIO.
Ronnie is on his own level. He is so far ahead of any other singer in the Rock genre and it’s not even close and that includes Freddy Mercury. To understand that you have to listen to everything he’s done throughout his career. If you think of Ronnie Dio as just a heavy metal singer than you really don’t know who Ronnie Dio was. His career prior to Black Sabbath, which I consider his entry into the heavy metal genre as most of Rainbow was classic rock, was 22 years long and touched on damn near every genre of music you can imagine from Lounge music crooning to Doo Wop, to blues m, folk, honky tonk, pop to rock to prog rock. He could sing any genre and he sung better than most in all of those genres. Ironically, it was his ability to sing great regardless of genre that made him so unique. He was technically brilliant despite the fact he had no vocal training and he was extremely charismatic both on and off the stage and those two facts alone put him near the top of most people’s top vocalists list. The one thing he does better than anyone else is sing live. The single most difficult part of being a vocalist and should be the singe most important. NO autotune and believe it or not he NEVER warmed up either. It was all god given talent and incredible technique. God broke the mold after he created this guy.
The best Voice in metal. RIP Ronnie James Dio. The portrait was of Dio a fan drew it for him as he honored them. He was so appreciative of his fans and loved us!!! His showmanship is so amazing! My favorite metal frontman!
RJD was one of the best vocalists ever. I loved him when I saw him live, but today I realize what an amazing voice he truly had. As in top 5 rock voices. RIP Ronnie, and thanks JAJ for this video.
Dio "The Last in Line" is downright epic. If you get around to it, please do the studio version and NOT the lame 80s video that cut out parts of the song. The live version is cool but really should get the full impact from studio first.
It was him . His voice was powerful.,for a very small guy. But, he appreciates,all his fans and what he had and always have back. There will never be another like him again. Rip . Always me missed and lovef
@@lancekoller5284 At the end of the song when you hear the giant metal foot steps. The sound is them simply rattling a tray of silverware. LOL Go give a listen.
Dio was always amazing live. I saw him open for Iron Maiden in 2003, even in his later years he was one of the best live singers ever. Supposedly in smaller venues, he didn't even use a microphone a lot of the time, because his voice was just that strong.
Think of the most beloved and respected singer or voice performer in rap/hip-hop and you will understand what Dio is to the heavy rock and metal community. He is one of a kind. RIP Dio, we miss you.
I know you like the live versions for the energy and what not but this was not the greatest live performance. Yes, his voice is on point but this is his solo band. He was with Black Sabbath when this song was made and it's missing that Sabbath magic. Also, they didn't even do the pickup at the end, which is the best part of this song IMO. Check out the studio version sometime and you'll see what I mean. I always recommend the original version of a song for a first listen, so you can get a feel for it and then move on to live versions.
This song was broken up by whoever put it up on RU-vid. The other half is on the following video in the series of videos that makes up this entire concert.
That was fan art thrown up on stage. A true gentleman of our genre and the man who gave us our salute. The metal horns \m/. What you call an amazing vocal performance, we call "Well, that's just Ronnie."
How many artists stoped what they were doing to recieve a gift from a fan and then hold it up to show everybody like your grandma does to make you feel good? Love the guy.
